Suboccipital Triangle

Question 1

What are the 3 triangles of the neck?

Answer 1

Suboccipital

Anterior

Posterior

Question 2

What are the boundaries of the suboccipital triangle

Answer 2

Medial: Rectus capitis posterior major

Lateral: Obliquus capitis superior

Inferior: Obliquus capitis inferior

Question 3

What are the boundaries of the anterior triangle

Answer 3

Medial: Sternothyroid and thyrohyoid muscles

Lateral: Anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid

Superior: Posterior belly of digastic

Question 4

What are the boundaries of the posterior triangle?

Answer 4

Medial: Posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid

Lateral: Meidal border of the trapezius

Inferior: Clavicle

Question 5

Suboccipital nerve vs. greater occiptial nerve

Answer 5

Suboccipital nerve comes off the dorsal ramus of C1 and is motor only

Greater occipital nerve comes off the dorsal ramus of C2 and is motor and sensory

Question 6

Which muscle(s) extend the neck?

Answer 6

Rectus capitis minor and major

Question 7

What muscle(s) rotate the neck/head?

Answer 7

Rectus capitis major

Obliquus capitis inferior

Question 8

Which muscle(s) laterally bend the neck?

Answer 8

Obliquus capitis superior

Question 9

All suboccipital muscles are innervated by

Answer 9

The suboccipital nerve

Question 10

Major function of the suboccipital triangle?

Answer 10

Fine-tuning the skull’s position